Conservative Patriot

 

This Week in the Office of Senator Marco Rubio  On Wednesday, I released a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed my bipartisan South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act . The bill is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Read more here .  On Wednesday, I released a video message honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s law enforcement, including 55 fallen heroes from Florida. Read more here and watch the video here .  On Tuesday, I joined Hannity to discuss the Supreme Court, the Left’s attempts to intimidate justices, and disturbing developments within the Democratic Party. Watch the full interview here .  On Wednesday, I published an op-ed in the Washington Times discussing the pro-life responsibility of understanding of the struggles and difficulties of motherhood while also protecting the unborn. Read the op-ed in English here and in Spanish here . On Tuesday, I published an op-ed in the Daily Wire discussing President Biden’s plan to make America’s working families pay off the student loans of the privileged. Read the op-ed here .  On Tuesday, I published an op-ed in El American on Hispanics’ shift towards the Republican Party as Democrats move to far left policies. Read the op-ed in English here and in Spanish here .  On Sunday, I joined Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy to discuss the challenges facing America, the border crisis, inflation, and more. Watch the full interview here .  On Wednesday, I delivered opening remarks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the Chinese Communist Party’s plans for economic and technological dominance. Read more here .  On Thursday, I sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding the administration’s insufficient response to the ongoing baby formula crisis. Read more here .  On Thursday, I sent a letter to Francis Suarez, Mayor of the City of Miami and President of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to gain influence over local officials. I urged him to raise the issue of CCP espionage and influence operations at the USCM’s upcoming Annual Meeting in June. Read more here .  On Wednesday, I sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the coordinated campaign to intimidate Supreme Court Justices as they consider Dobbs v. Jackson . Read more here .  On Wednesday, I released a statement after voting not to advance Ms. Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman out of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Heinzelman, a Biden Administration nominee who has done work for Shanghai-based pharmaceutical company Wu Xi App Tec Co, is nominated to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Read more here .   On Tuesday, I released a statement after receiving a recognition from the Hispanic Council in its latest edition of “Spanish in U.S. Politics.” Read more here .  On Monday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and I sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Himamauli Das regarding the delayed implementation of my Corporate Transparency Act , which was signed into law in 2020. Read more here .  On Friday, I joined Dania Alexandrino on Americano Media’s Perspectiva USA to discuss the Senate’s failed vote to codify Roe v. Wade , the aid package for Ukraine, the border crisis, efforts to silence conservative voices, and more. Read more here .  Legislation Introduced On Monday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and I  introduced the Conscience Objections to Negligent State COVID-19 Inoculation Edicts Need Constitutional Enforcement Act . The bill would extend Religious Freedom Restoration Act -like protections to individuals with religious objections to state and local COVID-19 vaccine mandates, providing relief to Americans who have lost their jobs or face losing their jobs because of their sincerely held religious beliefs. Read more here .  On Tuesday, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and I introduced the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 . The bill would reauthorize and enhance critical programming, policy, and funding essential to the United States’ efforts to combat human trafficking across the world. Read more here . On Tuesday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and I introduced the Space National Guard Establishment Act . The bill would create a Space National Guard that would place Air National Guard members, conducting U.S. Space Force missions, under the Space Force command structure. Read more here .  On Tuesday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and I introduced the Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots (AMERICANS) Act of 2022 . The legislation would counter the Biden Administration’s efforts to coerce and punish active duty service members who decline the COVID-19 vaccine, and introduce accountability measures in response to U.S. Department of Defense efforts to undermine transparency. Read more here .  On Thursday, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and I introduced the Give Kids a Chance Act. The bill would ensure that children with cancer can participate in not only single-drug trials, but also combination therapy trials. It would also require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to analyze the collection of preclinical data and better utilize existing clinical data to determine potential pediatric uses of drugs. Read more here .  On Thursday Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2022 . The bill would reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 for five years past its expiration in September 2022. Read more here .  In Case You Missed It… “‘This will help our coastal communities prepare for and mitigate the devastating impacts,’ Rubio said in a statement Wednesday. ‘I urge President Biden to sign this bill into law so we can begin addressing these challenges.’” (Congress passes toxic algal bloom bill forcing federal response. Will Biden sign it?, TC Palm , 5/11/2022) “‘Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not the first time an authoritarian regime invaded its neighbor and, unfortunately, it won’t be the last,’ Rubio said in a statement, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin.” (Taiwan forced to scramble jets in response to China military drills, New York Post , 5/9/2022) “At the national level, key Republican figures, including Senators Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney and the Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance, have suggested a more working-class-friendly economic agenda.” (The Pro-Family Agenda Republicans Should Embrace After Roe, New York Times , 5/7/2022) “‘Every small business owner I talk to is being hammered by inflation, and that’s on top of supply chain delays and a labor shortage,’ Rubio told the Free Beacon. ‘But no one in the Biden Administration seems concerned about the fate of small businesses because they're too busy pushing some radical, woke nonsense that won't help anyone on Main Street.’” (‘Out of Touch With America’: Biden’s Small Business Budget Makes No Mention of Inflation, Washington Free Beacon , 5/8/2022) “Republican Senators Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat from  West Virginia, have introduced legislation that would prohibit spending federal dollars to buy needles or "other paraphernalia" for use at syringe services centers.” (More than 107,000 Americans died from overdoses last year. This drug is behind most deaths., USA Today , 5/11/2022) “Rubio said ‘creating a Space National Guard would boost our military readiness and increase efficiency.’” (Senators introduce legislation to create Space National Guard, The Hill , 5/11/2022) “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has been pushing for [student loan interest] reform since 2019, before reintroducing his ‘LOAN Act’ legislation in August last year.” (What higher interest rates could mean for the student debt crisis, The Hill , 5/12/2022) “Marco Rubio Urges Biden to Invoke Defense Production Act to Address Baby Formula Shortage” (Breitbart , 5/12/2022)   “Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, characterized Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul as Beijing ‘doubling down on its attempts to impose an authoritarian system on Hong Kong.’” (BizPACReview , 5/10/2022)  “US Senator Marco Rubio files bill to ban Russian seafood from entering US” (Seafood Source , 5/9/2022) Coming up… My staff will host Mobile Office Hours next week to assist constituents with federal casework issues in their communities. More information and locations near you here .  Keep up with me on Facebook and Twitter.